Buying a game controller for your PC is a task fraught with uncertainty and confusion. While gaming on a console typically locks you into whatever stock controller came with the system (or a few ...

The perils of not shopping around.

TL;DR: Hyperkin's The Competitor is a wired, affordable $49.99 controller launching in October 2025 for PC and Xbox gamers. Featuring Hall-Effect thumbsticks, metal glide rings, and a segmented D-pad, ...

CES 2025 has kicked off, and amidst all of the new tech reveals, Hyperkin has unveiled a new Xbox and PC controller that appears to borrow heavily from the design of the PlayStation DualSense ...

Microsoft’s Xbox wireless controller is the preferred gamepad for millions of gamers. It’s comfortable, a joy to use, and it’s entirely possible for one of them to last you years, depending on how ...

If you're in the market for a next-level third-party Xbox controller, these may be your best options.

Xbox's Wireless Gaming Controller works with consoles, Smart TVs, portables, and more, and it's on sale for just $49.

Not bad considering Microsoft just increased the price of its first-party gamepads. Not bad considering Microsoft just increased the price of its first-party gamepads. is a deputy editor with 18 years ...